ChrisP
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Well it was sold to me as a 1972 Sears Lake Model but I cannot find anything on the web about it. It has characteristics from a variety of manufactures around the early 70's time frame so I am calling it the Heinz 57 boat! I had some pics on a previous thread where I was asking if anyone could help me identify the boat but I thought I would move the pics and start a thread here, sorry if this is a repeat for some of you. The boat pink slip says Sears but it does not have a plate on it, the trailer has a Sears plate on it. The first set of pics is the boat as purchased.
The hull is painted above the full length splash rail, bare aluminum below. The transom was painted also and had an assortment of holes that were used to mount launch wheels, secure the transom wood and knee and who knows what else since some were merely caulked over with silicon. The boat does not have a bow plate. The trailer was in decent condition, has some rust but nothing serious, it tilts, the bunk carpet on top has worn away so the boat is sitting on wood, the rollers are old, one does not even touch the bottom and the bow stop is cracked, no winch strap either. The interior has three benches with riveted aluminum tops. The floor was painted but it it is flaking pretty badly in some areas and totally gone in others. The previous owner had carpeted the side walls and used some sort of mastic, that is that yellow and black stuff you see on the insides along with pieces of green patio carpet. It has some non standard wooden oar holders the guy built, just more holes as far as I am concerned. Maybe I should call it the Swiss cheese boat!
The plan as it stands is to strip the outside, not sure yet if I will paint or not but if I do, it will be pretty much like the previous paint, above the splash rail. Need to rebuild the transom, strip the interior of that mastic and see what else I discover in the process. The trailer will get a winch strap, new bow stop, new rollers and new carpeted bunks, will add some eyes for straps, remove old side lights that are cracked and not even wired and add some bearing buddies. I want to add some storage under two benches and eventually some seats but not sure about any decking at this stage. Will post my progress as I go!
The hull is painted above the full length splash rail, bare aluminum below. The transom was painted also and had an assortment of holes that were used to mount launch wheels, secure the transom wood and knee and who knows what else since some were merely caulked over with silicon. The boat does not have a bow plate. The trailer was in decent condition, has some rust but nothing serious, it tilts, the bunk carpet on top has worn away so the boat is sitting on wood, the rollers are old, one does not even touch the bottom and the bow stop is cracked, no winch strap either. The interior has three benches with riveted aluminum tops. The floor was painted but it it is flaking pretty badly in some areas and totally gone in others. The previous owner had carpeted the side walls and used some sort of mastic, that is that yellow and black stuff you see on the insides along with pieces of green patio carpet. It has some non standard wooden oar holders the guy built, just more holes as far as I am concerned. Maybe I should call it the Swiss cheese boat!
The plan as it stands is to strip the outside, not sure yet if I will paint or not but if I do, it will be pretty much like the previous paint, above the splash rail. Need to rebuild the transom, strip the interior of that mastic and see what else I discover in the process. The trailer will get a winch strap, new bow stop, new rollers and new carpeted bunks, will add some eyes for straps, remove old side lights that are cracked and not even wired and add some bearing buddies. I want to add some storage under two benches and eventually some seats but not sure about any decking at this stage. Will post my progress as I go!